Georgia Settles Lawsuit Agreeing Not to Enforce Requirement that Recall Petition Circulators Be Voters Registered in the District

June 22, 2020, 8:07 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here.

“‘This is shocking to me’: A voter ID case that could rattle Wisconsin’s fall election has been on hold for more than 3 years”

June 22, 2020, 7:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A voter ID lawsuit that has been simmering before an appeals court for more than three years could upend Wisconsin’s election this fall. Then again, the three judges in charge of the case could continue to sit on … Continue reading

“Alabama seeks to block federal judge’s order allowing curbside voting, relaxing absentee ballot rules”

June 22, 2020, 7:18 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Al.com reports.

“‘I Want My Vote to Be Counted’: In South Carolina, A Peek at Covid-19’s Impact on Elections”

June 22, 2020, 6:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CPI/NBC reports.

“NJ agrees No Internet voting in July, vague about November”

June 21, 2020, 6:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

New at Freedom to Tinker.

AG Barr Adds Fuel to the Fire by Fanning Trump’s Unsupported Allegations of Widespread Voter Fraud Via Mail in Ballots; Despicable and Dangerous

June 20, 2020, 10:29 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

It’s not just what Barr has now done to SDNY’s Berman, or how he spun the media with a misleading reading of the Mueller report. Barr is now doubling down on President Trump’s wholly unsubstantiated claims of massive voter… Continue reading

“Beware the Fall Ballot Harvest; Too many states aren’t preparing for a potential vote-by-mail mess.”

June 20, 2020, 10:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ editorial.

New York: “No Charges Against Jacobs Following Complaint Alleging Voter Fraud”

June 20, 2020, 10:17 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Spectrum News reports.

Age Discrimination in Texas Absentee Voting under 26th Amendment Teed Up for Supreme Court Review

June 19, 2020, 5:35 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Earlier this week, I wrote In Risky Move, Texas Democrats Appeal 5th Circuit Absentee Voting Decision to Supreme Court, Claiming 26th Amendment Violation about this application filed by Texas Democrats in Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott. Justice Alito has… Continue reading

“Preempting Politics: State Power and Local Democracy”

June 19, 2020, 5:14 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Joshua Sellers and Erin Scharff have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Stanford Law Review). Here is the abstract: States are increasingly responding to local governments’ actions with preemptive legislation. Scholars have tracked this trend through detailed examinations of laws… Continue reading

“Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday’s primary amid signs of high turnout”

June 19, 2020, 2:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Fewer than 200 polling places will be open for voters in Kentucky’s primary Tuesday, down from 3,700 in a typical election year. Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots, some voters still had not received theirs… Continue reading

“Congress must act now to help states with vote-by-mail in November, experts say”

June 19, 2020, 9:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Roll Call: The November presidential and congressional elections are a little more than four months away, and Congress must act now to help states prepare for a surge in Americans seeking to vote by mail because of pandemic-driven fears that… Continue reading

“SETTLED: Arizona’s Election Day Deadline For RECEIVING Mailed In Ballots Remains… For 2020, At Least (READ Settlement)”

June 19, 2020, 9:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AZ Law reports.

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